page_title: Chiasso
section_title: Religion
hierarchical_section_title: Chiasso / Religion
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Chiesa San Vitale in Chiasso
context_page_description: Chiasso is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
  As the southernmost of Switzerland's municipalities, Chiasso is located at the border with Italy, in front of Ponte Chiasso. The municipality of Chiasso includes the villages of Boffalora, Pedrinate and Seseglio.
  In 2007, the three mayors of Chiasso, Vacallo and Morbio Inferiore decided to unite into one commune. The new united commune with a population of approximately 15,300 people over a territory of 9.2 km², was rejected by the population in November 2007.
context_section_description: From the 2000 census, 6,235 or 80.8% were Roman Catholic, while 230 or 3.0% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.  There are 754 individuals (or about 9.77% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), and 501 individuals (or about 6.49% of the population) did not answer the question.
caption: Church of San Vitale
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